1990 Lion Cup
# 1990 Lion Cup

The 1990 Lion Cup was the eighth edition of the Lion Cup, the premier domestic rugby union knock-out competition in South Africa.

## Teams

All 25 South African provincial teams took part in this competition. They were ranked as follows:

1990 Lion Cup teams :

| Group | Ranking | Team |
| - | - | - |
| Group A | 1 | Northern Transvaal |
| Group A | 2 | Western Province |
| Group A | 3 | Free State |
| Group A | 4 | Transvaal |
| Group B | 5 | Natal |
| Group B | 6 | Northern Free State |
| Group B | 7 | Eastern Province |
| Group B | 8 | Western Transvaal |
| Group C | 9 | Griqualand West |
| Group C | 10 | Eastern Transvaal |
| Group C | 11 | Vaal Triangle |
| Group C | 12 | South Eastern Transvaal |
| Group D | 13 | Boland |
| Group D | 14 | Eastern Free State |
| Group D | 15 | Far North |
| Group D | 16 | Western Province League |
| Group E | 17 | Border |
| Group E | 18 | North Eastern Cape |
| Group E | 19 | South Western Districts |
| Group E | 20 | Northern Natal |
| Group F | 21 | Stellaland |
| Group F | 22 | Lowveld |
| Group F | 23 | Winelands |
| Group F | 24 | North Western Cape |
| Group F | 25 | SARU |

## Competition

This competition was a knock-out competition. The 25 teams were divided into six groups of four teams (with a fifth team in Group F). The teams ranked 24 and 25 played each other in the Qualifying Round with the winner advancing to Round One. In Round One, the teams from Group C played against the teams in Group E, while the teams in Group D played against the teams in Group F. In Round Two, the winners of the eight Round One ties played against each other for a place in Round Three. The winners of the four Round Two matches then joined teams in Group B for Round Three, with the winning teams progressing to the quarter-finals (where they were joined by the teams from Group A), followed by Semi-finals and the Final.

## Fixtures and results

The fixtures were as follows:

### Round one

* Bye/s: Eastern Province, Free State, Natal, Northern Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province, Western Transvaal

### Round two

* Bye/s: Eastern Province, Free State, Natal, Northern Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province, Western Transvaal

### Round three

* Bye/s: Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province
